The Pirates of Coney Island
Encyclopedia
The Pirates of Coney Island is an eight-issue comic book
published by Image Comics
, first released in October 2006. It is written by Rick Spears
and penciled and inked by Vasilis Lolos. The on is hiatus with only six of the planned eight issues being released.
boy, stumbles his way into Coney Island
, where he is met by the Cherries, an all-girl gang, who wants to mug
him. As he tries to fight back, the leader of the gang cuts out his eye, and he is left unconscious
. The next day he gets up and starts walking, but faints. He awakes in the apartment
of a young man who has sewn him up and helped him. Patch then goes to pickpocket, but is nearly caught by the police
, when he is saved by the Pirates, a Coney Island gang who boards cars and sells them.
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
published by Image Comics
Image Comics
Image Comics is a United States comic book publisher. It was founded in 1992 by high-profile illustrators as a venue where creators could publish their material without giving up the copyrights to the characters they created, as creator-owned properties. It was immediately successful, and remains...
, first released in October 2006. It is written by Rick Spears
Rick Spears
Rick Spears is an American comic book writer, best known for works such as The Pirates of Coney Island and Black Metal.-Biography:Rick Spears is from Richmond, Virginia as is his main collaborator Rob G., although they did not actually meet until after they left: "[we] have lived sort of parallel...
and penciled and inked by Vasilis Lolos. The on is hiatus with only six of the planned eight issues being released.
Plot summary
Patch, a young runawayRunaway youth
A runaway is a minor or a person under an arbitrary age, depending upon the local jurisdiction, who has left the home of his or her parent or legal guardian without permission, or has been thrown out by his or her parent and is considered by the local authorities to lack the capacity to live under...
boy, stumbles his way into Coney Island
Coney Island
Coney Island is a peninsula and beach on the Atlantic Ocean in southern Brooklyn, New York, United States. The site was formerly an outer barrier island, but became partially connected to the mainland by landfill....
, where he is met by the Cherries, an all-girl gang, who wants to mug
Robbery
Robbery is the crime of taking or attempting to take something of value by force or threat of force or by putting the victim in fear. At common law, robbery is defined as taking the property of another, with the intent to permanently deprive the person of that property, by means of force or fear....
him. As he tries to fight back, the leader of the gang cuts out his eye, and he is left unconscious
Unconsciousness
Unconsciousness is the condition of being not conscious—in a mental state that involves complete or near-complete lack of responsiveness to people and other environmental stimuli. Being in a comatose state or coma is a type of unconsciousness. Fainting due to a drop in blood pressure and a...
. The next day he gets up and starts walking, but faints. He awakes in the apartment
Apartment
An apartment or flat is a self-contained housing unit that occupies only part of a building...
of a young man who has sewn him up and helped him. Patch then goes to pickpocket, but is nearly caught by the police
Police
The police is a personification of the state designated to put in practice the enforced law, protect property and reduce civil disorder in civilian matters. Their powers include the legitimized use of force...
, when he is saved by the Pirates, a Coney Island gang who boards cars and sells them.